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unable to trace birth certificate

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Christina

Christina Report 6 Jan 2011 17:08

i have been trying to find my grandfathers birth certificate...on a recent holiday to scotland i went to the registrars office and was able to find his marriage certificate but the staff searched the records in scotland and could find no trace of his birth...he was born in kirkcudbright in 1878 and his name was cornelius airley ...does anybody have any idea why i cant trace his birth certificate xx

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 6 Jan 2011 17:19

1881 census
Name: Cornelius Airley
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relationship: Son
Father's name: Alexander Airley
Mother's name: Mary Airley
Gender: Male
Where born: Kirkcudbright, Kirkbtshire
Registration Number: 871
Registration district: Kirkcudbright
Civil Parish: Kirkcudbright
County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Address: Mosshead
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 17
Line: 20
Roll: cssct1881_330
Household Members: Name Age
Alexander Airley 42
Mary Airley 38
Thomas Airley 17
Catherine Airley 8
John Airley 6
Annie Airley 4
Cornelius Airley 2
Mary Airley 8 MO



Source Citation: Parish: Kirkcudbright; ED: 9; Page: 4; Line: 20; Roll: cssct1881_330; Year: 1881.

he doesnt come up on Scotlands People either so maybe they didnt register hm

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 6 Jan 2011 17:29

catherine annie and mary are there
1 1876 AIRLEY ANNIE F KIRKCUDBRIGHT /KIRKCUDBRIGHT 871/00 0029
2 1872 AIRLEY CATHERINE F KIRKCUDBRIGHT /KIRKCUDBRIGHT 871/00 0024
1880 AIRLEY MARY F KIRKCUDBRIGHT /KIRKCUDBRIGHT 871/00

and John !

1874 AIRLEY JOHN M KIRKCUDBRIGHT /KIRKCUDBRIGHT 871/00

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Kay????

Kay???? Report 6 Jan 2011 20:17


Christine his birth is there just needed to search outside the loop of norm with spellings.

1878-Kirkcudbright,

AIRLIE Cornellius,

Order---871/001/0035.

Christina

Christina Report 10 Jan 2011 15:00

hi everybody thank you for all your help xxxx